1974 Maryland Terrapins football team

The 1974 Maryland Terrapins football team represented University of Maryland in the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. The Terrapins offense scored 316 points while the defense allowed 104 points. Led by head coach Jerry Claiborne, the Terrapins appeared in the Liberty Bowl.

1974 Maryland Terrapins football
ACC champion
Liberty Bowl, L 3–7 vs. Tennessee
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 13
1974 record8–4 (6–0 ACC)
Head coach
Home stadiumByrd Stadium
1974 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 13 Maryland $ 6 0 0  8 4 0
No. 11 NC State 4 2 0  9 2 1
Clemson 4 2 0  7 4 0
North Carolina 4 2 0  7 5 0
Duke 2 4 0  6 5 0
Virginia 1 5 0  4 7 0
Wake Forest 0 6 0  1 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 14No. 3 Alabama*No. 14L 16–2154,412
September 21at Florida*No. 14L 10–1741,140
September 28North Carolina
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, Maryland
W 24–1217,800
October 5at Syracuse*W 31–019,130
October 12Clemson
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, Maryland
W 41–032,644
October 19Wake ForestNo. 18
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, Maryland
W 47–031,136
October 26No. 17 North Carolina StateNo. 15
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, Maryland
W 20–1049,647
November 2at No. 10 Penn State*No. 15L 17–2460,125
November 9Villanova*No. 14
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, Maryland
W 41–042,331
November 16vs. DukeNo. 13W 56–1324,000
November 23at VirginiaNo. 11W 10–022,100
December 16vs. No. 20 Tennessee*No. 10L 3–751,284
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1974 Maryland Terrapins football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 17 Bob Avellini Sr
RB 32 Louis Carter Sr
RB 25 Rick Jennings Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DE 79 Joe Campbell So
DB 46 Ken Schroy Sr
DE 94 Randy White Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 1 Steve Mike-Mayer Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

1975 NFL Draft

The following players were selected in the 1975 NFL Draft.

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Randy WhiteDefensive tackle12Dallas Cowboys
Steve Mike-MayerKicker372San Francisco 49ers
Louis CarterRunning back376Oakland Raiders
Walter WhiteTight end378Pittsburgh Steelers
Stan RogersTackle5107Denver Broncos
Bob AvelliniQuarterback6135Chicago Bears
Phil WaganheimPunter10236Baltimore Colts
Ken SchroyDefensive back10248Philadelphia Eagles
Harry WaltersLinebacker12303Denver Broncos
Robert SmithDefensive back16416Baltimore Colts
Frank RussellWide receiver17440Baltimore Colts

[2]

Awards and honors

References


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